North-West Frontier Province referendum and accession politics (1947–1948)

1. Mountbatten announces referendum plan for NWFP

   Jun 3, 1947Labels: Lord Mountbatten, NWFP Referendum

   • NWFP Referendum
   • Independence Act

2. Bannu Resolution demands a third option

   Jun 21, 1947Labels: Bannu Resolution, Pashtun leaders

   • Bannu Resolution
   • NWFP Referendum

3. Referendum polling begins in North-West Frontier Province

   Jul 6, 1947Labels: Khudai Khidmatgar, NWFP Polling

   • NWFP Referendum
   • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

4. Indian Independence Act makes NWFP outcome decisive

   Jul 18, 1947Labels: Indian Independence, NWFP Outcome

   • Independence Act
   • NWFP Referendum

5. NWFP referendum results favor joining Pakistan

   Jul 20, 1947Labels: NWFP Referendum, Vote Results

   • NWFP Referendum
   • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

6. NWFP joins Pakistan at independence

   Aug 14, 1947Labels: NWFP Accession, Pakistan Independence

   • NWFP Province
   • NWFP Referendum

7. George Cunningham takes office as NWFP governor

   Aug 15, 1947Labels: George Cunningham, NWFP Governor

   • Cunningham
   • NWFP Referendum

8. Pakistan dismisses Dr. Khan Sahib’s provincial ministry

   Aug 22, 1947Labels: Dr Khan, Provincial Dismissal

   • NWFP Referendum
   • Cunningham

9. Abdul Qayyum Khan appointed chief minister

   Aug 23, 1947Labels: Abdul Qayyum, Chief Minister

   • NWFP Referendum
   • Cunningham

10. Preventive-detention ordinance expands provincial coercive power

    Jul 1, 1948Labels: Preventive Detention, NWFP Government

    • Babrra Massacre
    • NWFP Referendum

11. Babrra massacre during protest in Charsadda

    Aug 12, 1948Labels: Babrra Massacre, Charsadda

    • Babrra Massacre
    • NWFP Referendum

12. Khudai Khidmatgar movement banned, closing the 1947–1948 cycle

    Sep 1, 1948Labels: Khudai Khidmatgar, Movement Ban

    • NWFP Referendum
    • Babrra Massacre